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12110 OMEGA v. COSTCO
COUNSEL
OPINION
III. DISCUSSION
1.
Costco did not import the disputed copies. See 84 F.3d at 1149. However,
Costco waived this argument by not raising it in its opening brief. See
Greenwood v. FAA, 28 F.3d 971, 977 (9th Cir. 1994) (“We review only
issues which are argued specifically and distinctly in a party’s opening
brief.”). In any event, we must still decide whether § 109(a) provides a
defense against Omega’s claim under § 106(3).
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2.
3.
[13] The final issue is whether the district court abused its
discretion in awarding attorney’s fees to Costco. The Copy-
right Act provides for an “award [of] a reasonable attorney’s
fee to the prevailing party as part of the costs.” 17 U.S.C.
§ 505. In deciding whether to award fees under this statute, a
district court should consider “the degree of success obtained;
frivolousness; motivation; objective unreasonableness (both
in the factual and legal arguments in the case); and the need
in particular circumstances to advance considerations of com-
pensation and deterrence.” Columbia Pictures Television,
Inc., 259 F.3d at 1197.